Pilots fly a CH-46E Sea Knight from USS Makin Island to USS Pearl Harbor here May 6. The pilots serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.

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Pilots fly a CH-46E Sea Knight from USS Makin Island to USS Pearl Harbor here May 6. The pilots serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.

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